McCain steps up criticism of Obama over Iraq

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain spoke as Democratic candidate Sen. Barack Obama toured Europe. DENVER (AP) Republican presidential candidate John McCain says that Democratic rival Barack Obama's policies would have led to defeat in both Iraq and Afghanistan and caused the entire Middle East to erupt into war. McCain spoke as Obama continued his tour of Europe. McCain said...

Don't blame Palin, says McCain

defeat. listed them. "So, that's the way it is," he added. "These things happen in campaigns. $150,000-plus wardrobe for her and her family. candidate. Americans don't want is a sore loser," he said. Republican president and war. On a day when McCain reflected on his loss, Palin talked about the future. name in play as a possible future presidential candidate.

Republicans go on attack after Obama parties with the A-listers

Although the Democratic presidential candidate had raised upwards of $9m (4.9m) from the showbusiness community, his glitzy Los Angeles event allowed John McCain to claim that his opponent was out of touch with the working people of America.

US elections: Fred Thompson to lead praise of John McCain

The Republican party is seeking to resume normal service at its convention with high-profile speakers lined up to praise John McCain in his presidential election contest with Barack Obama. Republicans say Fred Thompson, one of the failed presidential hopefuls, and Joe Lieberman, the Democrat turned independent, will speak tonight about McCain's biography and their friendship with him.

Obama slams McCain for backing Musharraf

Maintaining that the border areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan are the central front in the war on terrorism, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has slammed Republican rival John McCain for backing a "dictator" in former president Pervez Musharraf."We cannot succeed in Afghanistan or secure America as long as there is a terrorist safe-haven in northwest Pakistan. A year ago...

Americans trust McCain over Obama on Russia

US voters believe by a two-to-one margin that Republican White House candidate John McCain is better qualified than his rival Barack Obama to deal with a resurgent Russia, a new poll found on Tuesday. The Quinnipiac University survey also finds McCain gaining on his Democratic rival in the national race, in which he now trails by 47 per cent to 42 per cent overall...

Edwards' Mistress Paid $14,000 for 'Video Excerpts'

Former Democratic presidential candidate and Senator John Edwards is seen during a taping of 'Meet the Press'. WASHINGTON John Edwards' political action committee paid his mistress $14,000 after she stopped working for it to obtain 100 hours of unused videotape she had shot for his unsuccessful presidential campaign, an associate told The Associated Press on Thursday. The woman...

Obama vows to erase Bush-McCain legacy

Declaring "we are a better country than this," Barack Obama launched a sharp assault on Republican presidential rival John McCain on Thursday, promising to reverse the economic failures of the past eight years and restore America's reputation in the world. Obama, the first black White House nominee of a major U.S. party, linked McCain directly to President George W.

Scrappy McCain tries to change course of election

A scrappy John McCain used the final presidential debate last night to try to unsettle his opponent, Barack Obama, with a fusillade of attacks, accusing him variously of threatening to weigh down Americans with new taxes, waging a historically negative campaign and taking extremist positions on abortion.

How McCain panicked into dangerous Palin gamble

Evidence continued to mount today that John McCain, who will this week formally accept the presidential nomination for the Republican Party in St Paul, made a rushed decision to select Sarah Palin, the Governor of Alaska, as his running mate and that normal vetting procedures were curtailed.

Singer sues McCain for using song to attach Obama

Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne sued Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting John McCain and the Ohio and national Republican committees in US District Court in Los Angeles, accusing them of using his song Running on Empty without his permission.

Palin energises U.S. Republicans

U.S. Republican presidential nominee John McCain has a new attack dog. Her name is Sarah Palin, and she bites hard. Palin's mocking critique of Democrat Barack Obama and the Washington elite charged up Republicans looking for signs of hope that she and McCain can win the White House on November 4. Now it is McCain's turn.

At Church, a Public Meeting for Obama and McCain

LAKE FOREST, Calif. It will be the handshake shown around the world. The latest political news from around the nation. Join the discussion. Saturday night at about 9 p.m. Eastern time (6 p.m. Pacific), Senators Barack Obama and John McCain will briefly cross paths for the first time in the presidential campaign (the Senate floor doesnt count, and besides...

Financial crisis has boosted Obama, polls show

The financial crisis has breathed new life into Barack Obama's presidential campaign in battleground states where, until recently, voters were attracted by the experience of his Republican rival, John McCain, and the buzz of excitement surrounding his running mate, Sarah Palin. All eyes will turn to the vice-presidential debate this week...

The last lap: Obama and McCain traverse US in final dash for presidential votes

White House Trivia: Would ya believe it? Mary Dejevsky: Will Europe get the America it wants? Hermione Eyre: From behind Obama, I could see a girl moved to tears... and environmental policy. statement by John and Cindy McCain said. campaign commitments. African American to capture the land's highest office. heightened concerns for his safety. a Phoenix hotel.

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